Vertigo

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Thursday, February 25, 2016

The Promise of JOY

 
Joy, the latest pairing of director/writer David Russell and Jennifer Lawrence, is an entertaining and at times fascinating take on the real life rags to riches story of inventor Joy Mangano whose desire to create an invention and better her existence is stifled with a thoroughly dysfunctional family and the seemingly insurmountable challenges and heartbreak of starting her own business. Although this film is not quite as strong as American Hustle or Silver Linings Playbook, it showcases Lawrence's acting prowess in an Oscar caliber performance as a woman who empowers herself against tremendous odds. If you like Jen, go see it. She won't disappoint.

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